Mini Europa Shop, Station Road, Newcastle West Co. Limerick
Retention permission for changing a warehouse into a retail shop with an off-licence in Newcastle West.
20601 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 8 July 2020
- Reference
- 20601
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 8 July 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for the change of use of a property on Station Road, Newcastle West. The change is from the original warehouse use to a retail shop, which includes an off-licence.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
A change of use from the original warehouse use to a retail shop including permission for an off licence
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve general enterprise, employment, business and commercial activities.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
Objective set by the Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2023-2029 (2024–2030). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 Bishop Court, Newcastle West, Co Limerick | Oct 2025 | €190,000 | 355 m |
| 5 Kilcolman Dr, Gortboy, Newcastle West | Sept 2025 | €360,000 | 436 m |
| 95 Daar River Walk, Newcastle West, County Limerickprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €259,912 | 468 m |
| 93 Daar River Walk, Newcastle Westprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €295,000 | 468 m |
| 37 Kilcolman Dr, Newcastlewest, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €360,000 | 475 m |
| 27 Templegreen, Newcastle, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 475 m |
| Daar River Walk, Newcastlewest, Co. Limericknot full market price | Jul 2025 | €90,000 | 496 m |
| 21 Templegreen Newcastle West, Newcastle West, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €131,000 | 498 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received8 July 2020
- Further information requested31 August 2020
- Further information received9 October 2020
- Decision due5 November 2020
- Decision issued5 November 2020
- Grant issued9 December 2020
- Permission expiry8 December 2025
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